Head of Insurance Regulation and Supervision

About the role

The Centre is seeking a senior leader to establish, develop and lead its insurance regulatory and supervisory function. The role will shape the regulatory framework for an international financial centre, ensuring policyholder protection, market integrity and compliance with global standards.

Key responsibilities

• Establish and lead the Centre's insurance regulatory and supervisory function.
• Assess applications for insurance licences, registrations and recognitions.
• Implement prudential supervision and enforce market‑conduct standards.
• Develop, review and benchmark insurance regulations, rules, directives and supervisory guidance against IAIS principles.
• Create frameworks for cross‑border supervision, regulatory equivalence and home‑host cooperation.
• Ensure supervision addresses AML, counter‑terrorist financing, beneficial ownership and sanctions reporting.
• Coordinate with local and foreign regulators such as IPEC, the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe and the Financial Intelligence Unit.
• Lead supervisory interventions, remediation, investigations and enforcement actions.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Insurance, Actuarial Science, Finance, Economics, Accounting, Risk Management, Law, Business Administration or a related discipline.
• Minimum 10 years of professional experience in insurance, insurance regulation, prudential supervision, reinsurance or related financial services.
• At least 5 years in a senior management or senior technical role.
• Demonstrable technical knowledge of insurance regulation, prudential supervision, insurance operations, risk management or actuarial principles.
• Post‑graduate qualification or recognised professional qualification in a relevant field (preferred).
• Experience developing or implementing regulatory frameworks, policies, standards or supervisory methodologies.
• Proven ability to engage boards, senior executives, regulators and other high‑level stakeholders.